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Peruvian authorities looking into possible tailings dam spill at Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 11, 2019 | 6:00 am Base Metals Precious Metals Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

Peru's environmental agency OEFA is investigating what looks like a tailings spill from Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine into a river as the area where the operation is located has been inundated by heavy rains in the past four days. The...

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